Unity 3: Lorenz Butterfly

David Joiner, Kean University

The Lorenz system is a widely studied example of a chaotic system. It’s classically simple, needing only three coupled equations to exhibit a variety of types of traditionally chaotic behavior. First described by Lorenz in 1963, the system was initially designed as a simplified model of convection in the atmosphere. Continue reading “Unity 3: Lorenz Butterfly”

Performing outreach at EPCC – our experience

Mario Antonioletti, EPCC

EPCC, at the University of Edinbugh, commenced its outreach involvement with it’s attendance of the British Science Festival in 2012. Our aim was to promote and demistify what supercomputers are and how they are typically used to a general audience regardless of their age. Continue reading “Performing outreach at EPCC – our experience”